Faye's Disks

Anyone welcome to contact me at fayesdisks@hotmail.co.uk

Awards, Concerts, and Documentaries.

Awards

The Evening Standard Awards 2004 (Master disk)
(two minutes missing at the end, due to being broadcast slightly late)

Tony Awards 2000.
Excellent picture but sound crackles a little.

Tony Awards 2001 (not reviewed yet)

Tony Awards 2002 (not reviewed yet) 

Tony Awards 2003 presented by Hugh Jackman Excellent quality. 

Tony Awards 2004 presented by Hugh Jackman Excellent quality.

Compilation DVDs

 

Aida television performances – Excellent - Very good quality with some background generation loss where the lights are blue. 
Sherie Rene Scott and the cast on Rosie perform My Strongest Suit
Heather Headley on Rosie performing Easy as Life
Sherie, Adam, and Heather on The View performing A Step Too Far
Adam and Heather on Good Morning America performing Elaborate Lives
Broadway Beat w/ Interviews and Opening night footage
Heather and the cast on Rosie performing The Gods Love Nubia
Tony award clips
NBC4 review of Opening night
Heather on Charlie Rose
Sherie on CNN - Mona Lisa and Mad Hatters
Adam on CNN - Like a Razor
Heather on Today performing Easy as Life
Heather and the cast on Today performing The Gods Love Nubia.

Beauty and the Beast - Toronto - Behind the Curtain documentary and

 

The countdown to Beauty and the Beast. 42 min.

Featuring scenes of the musical and interviews with cast and writers. A little generation loss but still very nice high definition, excellent quality recordings; great quality of this great show.

 

General Broadway Compilation
review: Nice clear picture and sound although the first 4 clips crackle a bit.
42nd street- TODAY show
Alan Cummings on the VIEW

Faith Prince on Rosie
Bea Auther interview on Today
Episode of KRISTEN w/ guest star Debra Monk as Kristen's mother
Blue Man Group - 4th of July Washington DC, National Anthem
Kiss Me Kate on Today
Cabaret on Today
Annie Get Your Gun on Today
The Music Man- Thnaksgiving Day Parade
Suessical -Thanksgiving Day Parade
Swing - Thanksgiving Day Parade
Saturday Night Fever - thanksgiving Day parade
Fosse - Thanksgiving Day parade
Radio City Rockets - Thanksgiving Day Parade
thou Shalt Not - Thanksgiving Day parade
42nd Street - Thanksgiving Day parade
Mamma Mia - Thanksgiving Day Parade
Rent - Rosie
Kristen Chenoweth- Rosie
Taye Diggs- Rosie
Kiss me Kate- Rosie
Orfeh ( Saturday Night Fever) - Rosie
Law and Order SVU - Norbert Leo Butz
Craig Bierko - Conan
Heather Headly - rosie
Clips from JCS 2000 - PBS
YGMCB - Rosie
Annie (Disney version) Alan Cummings, Kristen Chenoweth etc.
Special on Notre Dame de Paris
Aida - CBS morning
Rosie Xmas Special
etc.

Jesus Christ Superstar television performances – Excellent quality
Jesus Christ Superstar commercial
JCS clips from Fox-5 in NY
JCS cast on Rosie performing What’s the Buzz
JCS cast on the Tonys performing Gethsemane and Superstar
JCS cast on Today performing Gethsemane and Superstar
JCS rehearsal footage (Broadway Beat)
JCS opening night footage
JCS stage door footage 7/5/00 and closing night
Plus another 15 minutes

Miss Saigon compilation: Excerpts from British T.V. spots & press reels; Tony & Olivier award performances by Jonathan Pryce; Lea Salonga & Will Chase performing on The Rosie O’Donnell Show; other “Kims” from around the world: Joanna Ampil, Aura Deva, & Leila Florentino.

Olivier Awards compilation 2h 27m

A compilation of the performances at the Olivier awards through several years including performances by:

Kiss Me Kate, Blues in the Night, Follies, The Rink, South Pacific, Phantom of the Opera, Rocky Horror Show,

Anything Goes, Buddy, Miss Saigon, Blues Brothers, Joseph and the Technicolor dream coat, Assassins, Carousel,

A tribute to Sir Noel Coward, Stiffello (opera), Kiss of the Spiderwoman, Manon, Crazy for you and Lady and the Tramp.

 

Phantom of the Opera compilation

Excellent quality with only slight generation loss in the background in a few songs.

"Music of the Night"  - Davis Gaines and Tracy Shane.
Several German Clips (Music of the Night and Phantom of the Opera)
"All I Ask of You"
" Phantom of the Opera"  - Michael Crawford & Dale Kristien  (Michael Crawford in Concert)
"All I Ask of You"  - Michael Crawford & Dale Kristien  (Michael Crawford in Concert)
"Music of the Night"  - Michael Crawford & Dale Kristien  (Michael Crawford in Concert)
"Music of the Night"  - Sarah Brightman
"Music of the Night"  - Colm Wilkinson
"Phantom of the Opera" Video
"Music of the Night"
Andrew Lloyd Weber  (Bravo Profile)
London News Clips
News Clips with interviews and rehearsal footage
"All I Ask of You"  - Steve Barton and Sarah Brightman
Phantom and Friends (Tony Awards Preview)
Clips of Phantom from 1988 Tony Awards (including Michael receiving his Tony)
Michael Crawford interview
"Music of the Night"  Video with Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman
Michael Crawford interview 2
Aspects of Love Commercial
"Love Changes Everything" (Aspects of Love) - Sarah Brightman  (Tonight Show)
"Music of the Night"  - Robert Guillame & Dale Kristien
"Music of the Nihght"  - Michael Crawford & Dale Kristien

 

RENT Angel Cast TV Compilation Video
has bad generation loss and is often streaky and unclear.
Includes the following clips:
Simone performing Out Tonight
On the Aisle-
(news report)
RENT Strikes
3 various news reports
Angel Cast singing various songs at Mall, songs are as followed: SOL, OT Rent,and Finale B
Everday Living - (Manley Pope/he also sings the song "Beth")
3 news reports
Chronicle-
(Rent Cast Shacking it up)
Backstage @ Rent
Clip of Kamiliah Martin in a movie
2 news reports
Cityline w/ D'monroe and John Eric Parker
Casting Call
WBOS Music Festival,cast sings following songs:
Rent, Glory, WYO, SOL, ICY, TMOLM and Finale B

RENT Broadway television compilation
Excellent to very good quality.
This is a rough idea of what is on this tape. I’m sorry that I don’t have specific dates and some programme titles:

Champions on Ice? SOL.

ABC News: SOL

Broadway on Today Show: Today 4 U, SOL, Rent.

NY1: Stars in the Alley – SOL

Democratic convention 1996: SOL

The Tonight Show with J Leno: OBC cast – SOL, Rent,.

? Christian  Mena.

SOL, Out Tonight, Rent, No Day but Today.

“Barnes + Noble” press conference + Without You

Neil Patrick Harris interview by Cindy Crawford.

Rent OBC television compilation
Two hours and forty-five minutes of RENT OBC cast television performances and news stories. Quality varies from Excellent to very good. 1996 Tony awards:
SOL, LVB performance and RENT nominated.
David Letterman: SOL & LVB performed live.
48 Hours: interviews from Jon's family and friends, with cast interviews and Rent footage.
CBS This Morning
Charlie Rose: interview with Daphne Rubin Vega, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp, Michael Grief and Kevin McCollum + footage of Rent.

News: Tony Awards Nominations.
Stars in the Alley:
News clips: Arte OBC int. + and Rent footage.

CNN: with OBC int. and footage and Rent Premiere.

ZDF: Anthony Rapp interview.
CNN: Tony Nominee and Tony Awards int.

OBC press reels: Rent, One Song Glory, Out Tonight, Today for You, TMOT, I’ll Cover You, SOL, La Vie Boheme.

NBC: SOL and Rent live
1996 Democratic National Convention: SOL and Rent performed.
The Today Show: SOL performed live
Rosie O'Donnel: Adam Pascal int. and sings Glory + SOL with cast.
Prime Time Live - news story Jonathan Larsdon + Rent.

WWRY compilation (movie player or realplayer format)
LOADS of onstage video clips, including part of bo rap from Tony's last show, about 3 clips of bo rap from the 17th april cast change (Brian May playing), Clips of Jenna in wwry, Mazz as KQ in bo rap and about 30 secs of wwry from tonys last show. 2 of the Vegas show, mostly showing the band and KQ in the ship at the end.

We Will Rock You and Tony Vincent audio and Video bootleg MPEG CDROM

Tony Vincent - A Better Way - WebEdit audio - 48 seconds

WWRY - Bohemian Rhapsody - Part 1 + 2 video - 3 min.

WWRY - Brian May and Roger Taylor speeches at second anniversary (filmed far back)

WWRY - Final Bows - 29 seconds

Tony Vincent – SAS Gig - We Are the Champions - close up live 1 min.

Tony Vincent – Forget About Me - SAS Gig - audio 5 min.

Tony Vincent – SAS Gig - Live as One – video 21 seconds

Tony Vincent - Looking For You - WebEdit audio 45 seconds

Tony Vincent – SAS gig - Live as One - 2 minutes

Tony Vincent – Reach Out - audio 3 minutes

Tony Vincent - SAS Gig -  Forget About Me - video 5 min

Tony Vincent - Straight From the Heart - Live at Arlenes - audio 7 minutes

Tony Vincent - Reach Out - SAS Gig - video 3 minutes

Tony Vincent - Under Pressure 2 - SAS Gig - video 2 minutes

WWRY compilation: Australia and Las Vegas
Roger Taylor on GMA, for
Melbourne opening of WWRY, with Early WWRY London footage.
Roger Taylor and Brian May on the Today Show. for
Melbourne opening of WWRY, including early WWRY London footage.
Roger Taylor and Brian May on '
Sunrise' for Melbourne opening of WWRY; with footage of Austrailian cast.
Andrew Lloyd Webber Beijing cast visit the great wall of China, backstage and Tony Vincent's performances in the show.
TEN News
Las Vegas Premiere. Footage of the Las Vegas production starring Tony Vincent.
Ben Elton on Mondo Thingo, for
Sydney opening of WWRY + footage of the Australian cast.
Ten news - Sydney Preview; footage of Australian cast
Nine news, Sydney Preview + footage of Australian cast
A current Affair -
Sydney preview + footage of Australian Cast
Ben Elton on GMA,
Sydney preview + footage Las Vegas cast starring Tony Vincent.
GMA. Behind the Scenes of Sydney Premiere.
Footage of of Austrailian cast.
GMA Australian cast sing 'Crazy Little Thing called Love'

Concerts

CD

Broadway For Medicine - Benefit Concert – 12.3.07 1CD
Melissa Errico, Manoel Felciano, Deborah Gibson, Joanna Gleason, Howard McGillin, Charles Busch, Mimi Hines, Josh Strickland, Jenn Gambatese, Chester Gregory, Malcolm Gets, Debbie Gravitte, Donna McKechnie, Betty Buckley, Hugh Panaro, Lisa Vroman. Excellent sound quality.

Embrace! Benefit - New York 16/02/06
Cast: Dean Armstrong, Will Chase, Maya Days, Jason Wooten, Max Von Essen, Cady Huffman, Tony Vincent.
*This has been ripped at 32kbps so the conversation is like listening to something on fast forward, but the songs are perfect.
Excellent crystal clear sound quality.

Holiday Pops: The Broadway Tenors - 14.12.07
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts; Annapolis, Maryland

Hugh Panaro, Sal Viviano and Jonathan Dukochitz with the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra with guest conductor Carl Topilow

A bit distant, but still very good quality. B.

 

Manoel Felciano - Joe’s Pub Concert

Excellent crystal clear recording.

 

Music Under the Stars: Faenol Festival 2008 BBC Radio Wales Live Broadcast 24.8.08

John Barrowman, Daniel Boys, Jodie Prenger, Shan Cothi, Presented by Sara Edwards and John Owen Jones.

Excellent crystal clear sound quality.

 

A Musical Christmas - Friday Night is Music Night - BBC Radio 2 - 12th December 2006
John Barrowman, Helen Dallimore and Matt Rawle. Excellent crystel clear sound quality.

Sondheim Spectacular (Concert) BBC2 Radio Broadcast 2004

Cast: Maria Ewing, Brian Kennedy, Jacqui Dankworth.

Excellent crystal clear sound quality.

DVD Concerts

BBC Family Prom in the Park Celbrate Disney’s Enchanted Evening (Master disk) 1 hour
Simon Green, Shona Lindsay, Jimmy Johnston, Daniel Boys, Sumudu Jayatilaka, Lebo M

Broadway in Bryant Park - NYC, various dates during summer 2001. Excellent quality 
Performances from Aida, Beauty and the Beast, Les Miserables, Phantom of the Opera, Bat Boy, Kiss Me Kate, Rent, Tick, Tick Boom!, Stomp, Rocky Horror Show, and Blast.

Broadway Under the Stars -  10.6.02 - 1 hr.

Bryant Park concert with a New York theme.

Cast: Linda Eder, Kattie Finneran, Jane Krakowski, LaChanze, Marin Mazzie, Donna Murphy, Hugh Panaro, Sal Viviano, Lillias White and Karen Ziemba among others. Each performed one song.

Excellent quality picture and sound; unobstructed zooms, but camera wobbles.

 

Jesus Christ Superstar - 2000 revival cast, live at South Street Seaport and in Bryant Park (30 min) 2g

With understudies: Shayna Steele, Manoel Felciano, Anthony Manough, Merle Dandridge, Max Von Essen, Deidre Goodwin, Jessica Ferraro

 

Les Misérables – Chelmsford – 24th August 1997

Cast: Jeff Leyton (Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert), Ruthie Henshall (Fantine), Chris Langham (Thenardier), Gay Soper (Mme. Thenardier), Frances Ruffelle (Eponine), Matthew Cammelle (Marius), Annalene Beechey (Cosette), David Bardsley (Enjolras)

Review: Pro shot concert version of the show which has show footage mixed in. Steady and unobstructed. Excellent facial definition. Excellent crystal clear zooms. Mild generation loss in wide angle. Minor one line tracking flaw for the first 20 minutes and 3 or 4 1 second tracking flaws during the show.

An excellent cast especially Jeff Leyton who plays Valjean as he is wonderfully expressive with his facial expressions and his voice. He creates a sense of peace in the role.

 

Ragtime ~ Cardiff, TV Broadcast. Date: unknown Recomended

Cast: Laurence Hamilton (Coalhouse Walker Jr.), Kenita R. Miller (Sarah),

Maria Friedman (Mother), Graham Bickley (Tateh), Dave Willetts (Father),

Matthew White (Mother's Younger Brother), Gillian Bevan (Emma Goldman), Cavin Cornwall (Booker t. Washington), Rebecca Thornhill (Evelyn Nesbit), Tim Howar (Harry Houdini),

Gareth Snook (Willie Conklin), Jordan Calvert (Little Boy)

pro shot Excellent quality crystal clear picture and sound.

A wonderful and moving show, story and cast. An unusual concert version of a show.

 

RENT OBC NYTW Reunion 4th June 2001 3rd Generation
Original Broadway Cast performs selections from Rent
Clear picture and sound. Excellent almost constant zooms.
Flaws: Camera often swings to avoid head at left side.

 

Documentaries and TV programmes

Acorn Antiques - the musical. documentary. 12.3.05 (Master disk)

Any Dream will Do?

The search to find a new Joseph for the Technocolour Dreamcoat musical. BBC1 7/4/07, 14/4/07, 21/4/07 Week 1 and 2 and the opening programme about the Joseph school. Perfect picture and sound quality. Week 1 of the contest includes clip of Connie Fisher wishing the contestants luck and an interview with Jason Donovan.

12/6/07, 19/6/07 (missing the sing off) includes Mamma Mia clip and Billy Elliot Performance, 26/6/07

2/7/07 includes Lord of the Rings 3min clip, 9/7/07 includes Connie Fisher singing SOM, Missing the end 2 minutes just before Joseph was crowned.

 

28.4.07 Complete

The competitors meet the We Will Rock You cast.

5.5.07 complete

The competitors go behind the scenes of Les Mis with John Owen Jones and Simon Bailey.

2.6.07 complete

The competitors backstage at LotR with stars James Loye (Frodo) and Brian Pratheroe (Sarumian)

9.6.07 (missing the last couple of minutes)

Connie Fisher sings The Sound of Music live

 

 

A Christmas Spectacular 1992

Christmas songs sung by the casts of: Les Miserables, Starlight Express, Miss Saigon, Aspects of Love, Cats, Chess, Me and My Girl and Follies.

With Paul Nicholas, Colm Wilkinson,  Lon Satton, Jonathan Pryce; Claire Moore and Michael Ball; Sarah Brightman; Elaine Paige; Bonnie Langford; Stephanie Lawrence, Frances Rufelle. Michael Crawford, Michael Ball, Sarah Brightman, David Essex

Excellent quality picture and sound

 

Broadway the American Musical

Episode 3 ‘I Got Prenty O’ Nuttin’ 1930 -1942 56m

 

Bryn Terfel documentary and concert 2003 (Master disk)

 

Children In Need 2003 musical performances
Tonight’s The Night – 4 songs
Bryn Terfel 1 song
Les misrebles – ‘Master Of The House’ and ‘Heart full of Love’
Anything Goes – 2 songs
The Reduced Shakespeare company – round up of events (no songs)

Children In Need 2004 musical performances
Mary Poppins: Chim Chim, Practically perfect,
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Mamma Mia: 'Money, Money, Money'. 'Mamma Mia'. 'Dancing Queen'.
Saturday Night Fever: 'Disco Inferno'.
Oliver medley: correnation street cast.
The Reduced Shakespeare Company

 

Children In Need 2005 musical performances

Billy Elliot: Liam Mower sings ‘Electricity’.

Emmerdale: High Society

Scrooge: ‘Thank you Very Much’,

My Fair Lady: ‘I Could Have Danced all Night’.

Sharon D. Clarke ‘River Deep Mountain High’.

Fame: ‘Fame’,

 

Children in Need 2006 musical performances

Wicked - 1 song

Evita – Guenasares

Guys and Dolls – Adelade

Avenue Q – 1 song

Daddy Cool – 3 songs, including “Daddy Cool”

The Sound of Music “Doe a Dear” x2

La Traviate - 1 song.

 

Children in Need 2007 musical performances

Lee Mead performing Any Dream will Do.

John Barrowman and Mylean Claus perform Your Song.

BBC News readers perform Cabaret All that Jazz.

Lee Mead sings Gonna Make You a Star.

Grease perform You're the One that I Want and We Go Together.

Denise Van Outen sings The Look of Love.

BBC Breakfast News Chris and Carol perform Baby it's Cold Outside

Footloose Medley

RENT perform Seasons of Love

 

Children In Need 2008 New

Oliver performance: Food Glorious Food, Where is Love, Consider Yourself One of the Family and I’d Do Anything 12m

Sharon D Clarke and Revelation sing Ain’t no Mountain High Enough 7m

TV Soap Eastenders stars perform songs from Moulin Rouge, My Fair Lady, Saturday Night Fever and Mary Poppins 10m

BBC News readers and the dancers from Mamma Mia perform a medley of songs from the stage musical 7m

Hairspray perform You Can’t Stop the Beat and star Michael Ball talks 8m

 

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Making of  ITV 23.12.04
(missing the first 3 minutes due to being on early.)

 

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? 27 December 2006 57m

Documentary about Connie Fisher becoming the new Maria. With interviews with producer Andrew Lloyd Webber,

Michelle Collins, Producer David Ian, Shelia Hancock, Ex Captain Von Trapp Simon Shepherd,  The Mother Abbess Lesley Garrett, and 2nd Captain Von Trapp Alexander Hanson.

 

Imagine… The Beatles in “Love” 27 December 2006 51m

The collaboration of The Beatles music with Cirque Du Soleil. Sir Paul Mc Cartney, Director of creation Cirque Du Soleil - Gilles Ste-Croix,

Olivia Harrison, Yoko Ono Lennon, Ringo Starr, Music Directors George Martin and Giles Martin, Director of “Love” Dominic Champagne and footage of the show.

 

Jerry Springer the Opera: The story of the musical 8.1.05 (Master disk)
Some things you need to Know about Jerry Springer and Ruby Wax Meets Jerry Springer 8.1.05 (Master disk)

 

Les Miserables - Behind the Barricade 1994 documentary.

Excellent quality and one of the best documentaries of this production I’ve seen.

There’s also a few TV performances (mild generation loss) includes one of the best performances of Valjean I’ve ever seen. Unfortunately I don’t know the actor’s name. (It might be Randel Keith)

 

The Making of Les Miserables – Stage by Stage

Excellent quality; an interesting and insightful documentary.

 

Lord of the Rings - On Stage - National Geographic channel 29.7.07 (master disk)

A wonderful documentary of a fabulous show.

 

Michael Flatley documentary; BBC Three; 31.10.04

1.Hour. Missing the first few minutes

 

Martin Guerre – A musical Journey – London.
Excellent picture and sound - A brilliant documentary 10/10

 

The Making of Martin Guerre - the new touring production?

This has about 10 minutes of the USA version of Martin Guerre – the rest is about Cameron Mackintosh’ success.

Excellent quality – a nice documentary.

 

Miss Saigon documentary “The Heat is on” London

Excellent picture and sound quality

 

The Real Mary Poppins: The South Bank Show Special Master

Excellent quality. Loads of cast footage and story about the show and the writer.

 

Never Forget, Behind the Musical all 5 episodes VH1 9/9/07

 

Rent: 'Broadway by the Bay'  Angel cast documentary

+ OBC singing Seasons of Love on Rosie.

Excellent quality picture and sound.

 

Riverdance with Michael Flatley (Masterdisk)

 

The Royal Variety Performance: The Best of Musicals 1.1.08 45m  New

Featuring short interviews with Michael Ball, John Kaye Cooper (ITV producer, 1990’s) Mike Dixon (Musical Director) Wayne Sleep, Brian Connally, Gary Wilmot, Diane Langton, Betty Legs Diamond, Rosalie Kirkman, Bradley Walsh,

And short clips of Chicago 1997, Grease 1993, Cats (Elaine Paige) 1991, Les Mis (Colm Wilkinson) 1991, Evita (David Essex) 1989, JCS (Paul Nicholas) 1989, On Your Toes 1984, 42nd Street 1985, Song and Dance, Aspects of Love 1989, Phantom 1989, Me and My Girl 1992, Guys and Dolls 1994, Showboat 1982, On Your Toes 1984, Funny Girls 2005, Tiller Girls, The Young Generation, Michael Ball and Barbora Cook “People will Say We’re in Love” 1997.

 

The Royal Variety Performance 2004 - 1h. 38m

Incomplete show in which the beginning is missing: featuring:

The Producers, Billy Elliot, Elton John, The Pirates of Penzance, Tommy Steele, Denise Van Outen, David O’mer, Yamil Borges, Liza Minnelli,

Eamonn Holmes, Sharon and Kelly Osbourne, Michael Buble, Lemar, Graham Norton, Dara O’Brian, Will Smith, Gwen Steffani, Cliff Richard and Olivia Newton-John, The Royal Variety Dancers, Capital Voices, Laine Theatre Arts Dancers,  The Band of the Blues and Royals.

Excellent quality picture and sound.

 

The Royal Variety Perfomance 17.12.08 2h 29m New Recommended

The Lion King 5m, Kerry Ellis and Brian May – Defying Gravity 5m, The Jersey Boys  Medley 10m, John Barrowman 4m, Zorro Medley 10m, Connie Fisher and John Barrowman introduce Josh Groban whom performs Anthem from Chess with Only Men Allowed 5m, Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber introduces La Cage Aux Follies 10m.

Graham Norton, The Pussy Cat Dolls, Michael McIntyre, Emma Bunton, Naturally 7, Matthew Horne and James Corden, Duffy, Rhod Gilbert, George Sampson, Myleene Klass, Rihanna, Jimmy Tarbuck, Sir Cliff Richard and The Shadows, Les Ballets Trockadero De Monte Carlo, Josh Hartnet, Leona Lewis, Brendan Frasier, Armstrong and Miller with John Simm, Jimmy Carr, Geraldine McQueen, Take That.

 

Salome David McVicar’s: A Work in Progress New

The South Bank Show 9.3.08 54m

Documentary about the making of The Royal Opera Salome.

 

 

Songs of Praise musical special 16.11.08 - 34m New

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,

Keith Jack sings Any Dream will Do, Close Every Door (Joseph and the Technocolor Dreamcoat) and Day By Day (Godspell)

Tabitha Webb sings Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again (Phantom) and talks about Les Mis and her faith.

Tim Rice and Paul Nicholas talk about JCS, Steve Balsamo sings Gethsemane. 

Craig Chalmers and Anthony Hanson in Joseph and the Technocolor Dreamcoat and talking about the show

 

The Sound of Musicals 1. December 2004

Interviews: Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron Mackintosh, John Barrowman, Ruthie Henshall, David and Carrie Grant, Jon Lee, Faye Tozer and writer Russell T. Davies.

with songs from Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera, My Fair Lady, Annie Get Your Gun, Jesus Christ Superstar. Oliver and Moulin Rouge with David Ropper and his Orchestra and the Millennia Ensemble.

Ruthie Henshall sings I Dreamed a Dream.

David Grant sings Music of the Night.

Jill Halfpenny sings Wouldn’t it be Lovely.

Ruthie Henshall and John Barrowman sing Anything you Can Do.

Mica Paris sings I Don’t Know how to Love Him.

Carrie Grant sings As Long as He Needs Me.

Jon Lee and Jill Halfpenny sing Come What May.

Medley of Grease, and others.

 

The Sound of the Musicals

Interviews: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jon Lee, Carrie and David Grant, Aled Jones, Mica Paris, John Barrowman, and Ruthie Henshall.

with songs from: The Music Man, Evita, Mamma Mia, Joseph and the Technocolor Dreamcoat, Swingtime, Westside Story, Cabaret and High Society.

Jon Lee sings ‘till There was You,

Carrie Grant sings Don’t Cry for Me Argentina,

Mamma Mia Cast perform What’s the Name of the Game and Dancing Queen and footage of the show. Producer Judy Craymer, Director Phyllida Lloyd, and writer Catherine Johnson talk.

Aled Jones sings Close Every Door to Me.

Mica Paris sings The Way you Look Tonight.

John Barrowman sings Maria.

Ruthie Henshall sings Maybe this Time.

David Grant and Aled Jones sing Swell Party.

Cole Porter Medley.

 

The Sound of Musicals - 4 February 2006 1h

Presented by Les Dennis.

Interviews with Andrew Lloyd Webber, Cameron Mackintosh,

David Grant, Ruthie Henshall, Jon Lee, Les Dennis, John Barrowman, and Joseph Mc Manners.

With songs from: The Snowman, The Lion King, A Little Night Music, South Pacific, Porgy and Bess, Chicago, A Chorus Line, Sunset Boulevard, Call Me Madam. With David Ropper and his Orchestra - the Millennia Ensemble.

Medley: Cast except Joseph Mc Manners.

Joseph Mc Manners: Walking in the Air.

David Grant: Can You Feel the Love Tonight.

Ruthie Henshall: Send in the Clowns.

Jon Lee: Younger than Spring-time.

Mica Paris: Summertime.

Les Dennis: Mr. Cellophane.

Carrie Grant: What I Did for Love.

John Barrowman: Sunset Boulevard.

Ruthie Henhall and Jon Lee: ?

A Medley of Children’s favourites; with all of the above stars.

 

The Sound of Musicals 11.2.05

Featuring an interview with Andrew Lloyd Webber and performance of Billy Elliot.

and musical songs sung by:

Mica Paris sings And I am Telling you from Dreamgirls.

Carrie Grant and David Grant sings Beauty and the Beast.

Jon Lee and Ruthie Henshaw sings Ever More without You from Woman in White.

John Barrowman sings I am what I am

Ensamble sings No Business Like Showbusiness and other songs,

 

Spamalot - The South Bank Show ITV 11/2/07 56m

(opening night, stage footage, London Cast rehearsal, interviews with Terry Jones, 
Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, John Du Prez, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Eddie Izzard, Tim Hatley, Tim Curry and Hannah Waddingham) 

This is your song - Broadway sings Elton John, New Amsterdam Theatre - 3 April 2000 (Broadway Beat 2000 Productions) Cast: Adam Pascal, Sherie Renee Scott, Heather Headley, Betty Buckley, Linda Eder, Victor Garber, Lea DeLaria, Andrea McArdle, Jeremy Kushnier, Mario Cantone, Elton John. Excellent picture and sound quality.

Sunset Boulevard Australian Documentary 1996 NTSC
With Hugh Jackman and Debbie Byrne.

The start of generation loss in facial lines because it comes from video. Very nice though – Clear and steady.

The Weakest Link: West End Musical Special 31.12.08 1h New Recommended

Wicked (Glinda): Dianne Pilkington, Phantom (Raoul): Simon Bailey, Mamma Mia (Rose): Joanna Monro, Hairspray (Link): Ben James-Ellis, The Sound of Music (Maria): Summer Strallen, The Jersey Boys (Frankie Valli): Ryan Molloy, Avenue Q (Nicky): Mark Goldthorp, We Will Rock You (Meat): Rachael Tucker,  Zorro: Matt Rawle.

 

The Who’s “Tommy” The Making of Backstage on Broadway

Excellent quality picture and sound

Occasional slight tracking flaws where an invisible line appears on the screen.

 

We Will Rock You (Spain) The Making of

Excellent quality picture and sound.

With interviews and performances with the cast, and interviews with Brian May and Roger Taylor. In English and Spanish

Highly recommended well made documentary